DESCRIPTION Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is the 2017 Stephen Stewart Gloyd Endowed lecturer. Her topic is “Global Austerity Policies, Inequality and Health: What Can We Do.”

SpeakerPramila Jayapal

U.S Congresswoman

About

The Stephen Stewart Gloyd Endowed Lecture was established in 1982 to recognize Dr. Park Willis Gloyd. The lectureship was renamed by the family to recognize Park’s son, Stephen Gloyd, who is a Professor in Global Health and Health Services at the UW School of Public Health.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Washington’s 7th District, and is committed to ensuring that every resident of the district has economic opportunity; fairness and equity; and safe and healthy communities. She previously worked for PATH. In the private sector and as executive director for the nonprofit Hate Free Zone.